field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
shop; small store; business; firm
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
the whole area; all areas
high ground; plateau; heights
horizon (related to land)
agricultural land; farmland
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
restoration; repair; mending
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to pay attention; to be watchful
to be astonished; to be amazed
long slits (esp. of eyes)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
tear gland; lacrimal gland
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
library (usu. single-room); small library
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring